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Curt Weldon, the former U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania, who also served as vice-chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, joins EMPact Radio host Dr. Peter Vincent Pry for a recap of the midterm elections—and strategies for further GOP wins in 2012.

True Blood hunk RyanKwanten chats about his new big-screen role in Red Hill, opening Friday. But he also shares his feelings about playing Charles Manson in a new biopic. “He’s a lot smaller than me,” Ryan tells Robin Milling of the infamous mass murderer. “He was only 5-foot-2 or 5-foot-3, so it’ll be the beauty of film making.”

Corey Almeida, the avid sports fan stops by to talk up Pickureka, his new series on The Hub that’s based on Hasbro’s board game of the same name. Cory will also share his thoughts on the San Francisco Giants’World Series win, and on which NFL teams he hopes to see in Super Bowl XLV on Go For It.

Basil McRae, the former NHL left wing, who played for the Maple Leafs and Blackhawks—and appeared in The Mighty Ducks—looks back on his career with The Final Word’sJayReelz and J.D. Basil also chats about his current work scouting for the Blues and co-owning the London Knights.

In 1987, well before he signed a deal to develop a show about nothing, Jerry Seinfeld had nothing but the highest of standards in mind for such a sitcom. “I have no desire to be part of most of the crap you see on TV, just so I could say, ‘Hey, I got a TV show!’” he told host Robin Milling of Milling About.

The Movie Geeks sit down with Thomas Jane, who appeared in the 1997 hit flick Boogie Nights, and currently stars in the HBO comedy series Hung. Thomas will fill us in on the 3D Film Festival, which gets under way tomorrow in L.A.—and which he’s hosting.

NDB Media host Roger Noriega hangs with Christopher Shyer, who has appeared on such hit series as CSI: Miami, The L Word and Without a Trace, and currently stars as Marcus on V. The actor will tell us what’s up next for his screen projects.

OutTakes’Laurie Baker goes one-on-one with Tina Sloan, who played Lillian Raines on Guiding Light, while appearing in such flicks as Changing Lanes. Tina, who now co-stars with Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia in Venice The Series, will chat about her new book, Changing Shoes.

The Final Word’sJayReelz and J.D. mix it up with NHL bad boy Paul Stastny, who’s alternate captain of the Colorado Avalanche, and whose dad is Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Stastny—and who played for Avalanche’s predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques.

Sin City Sessions host Marq with a Q gets up close and personal with Cara Zavaleta, whose role on MTV’sRoad Rules led to her becoming a Playboy Playmate—which in turn helped her land a starring role on the HDNet travel show Get Out! (On demand.)

At 8 PMThe Final Word’sJayReelz and J.D. get busy with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antwaan Randle El, who’ll weigh in on his team’s suspension of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, which sprang from sexual-assault charges against him by a 20-year-old college student.

At 8 PMWe All Be News welcomes investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, whose work helping reopen Civil Rights Era cold cases was portrayed in the 1996 film—about the murder of Medgar Evers—Ghosts of Mississippi. Jerry will discuss Willie McGee and other cases that merit “thawing out.”

At 4 PMBish Talk Radio host Bre Sylvia kicks it with Vaughn“Mr. Everything”Anthony, whose older brother is R&B superstar John Legend. A budding R&B, funk and soul force in his own right, Vaughn will sample his latest tracks, including She Loves Me Not and In Your Shoes.

At 2 PMGab with the Gurus’Connie Bennett continues her Gratitude Week series, which focuses on optimism, love and empowerment, by sitting down with Rightsizing Your Life author Ciji Ware—who has been keeping her own “Gratitude List” for 2679 days.

At 6 PMChris and Company’sChris Bennett hangs with Cleveland native Antoinne McKinney, founder of Young A.D.U.L.T.S. (Adolescents Do Understand Life, Truth and Sex), which helps people ages 13 to 25 get on the road to adulthood by providing support, scholarships and other resources.

At 7 PME2 Radio welcomes Mark Egan, CIO of virtualization leader VMware, and Fredric Paul, editor-in-chief of EnterpriseEfficiency.com, for a discussion on how virtualization can add value to enterprise IT in the data center, on the server, and on the desktop.

At 11:30 AMAround the Water Cooler host Jonathan Hall talks with Cynthia Nelson, the Chief Operating Officer of Todobebe, a global media company that’s launching Más Con Menos, which is devoted to helping Hispanic moms get more out of life with less time, money and energy.

At 1 PM (EST) Doc Heather rolls out the red carpet for Heather Mills, who has taken vegan to a whole new level with VBites. An extension of her veggie café in the U.K., VBites is a food line offering delicious, healthy and environmentally-friendly alternatives to meat, fish and dairy products.

At noonTrain with Shane host Deborah Shane welcomes Sports Illustrated Associate Editor Don Yaeger, author of the best-selling book, Greatness: What Makes the Great Ones Great. Don will chat about his journalism career and busy lecture-circuit schedule.

At 1 PMThe Jazzy Vegetarian whoops it up with actor-producer Joanne Rose, who created Vegan 101. Originally launched on Will Ferrell’s FunnyorDie.com, the web series takes a comedic look at the vegan lifestyle and features such topics as vegan speed dating and vegan gossip.

Also at 1 PMTomatoes in the Trenches hosts Cheryl Benton, Debbie Zipp, Claire Callaway, Jan Bina and Judith Drake celebrate their one-year anniversary on BlogTalkRadio. (Way to go, gals!) Click now to find out how to win movie tickets, DVDs, Starbucks gift certificates and other prizes.

At 2 PMMr. Media flashes back to 1985, when he went one-on-one with the late rock icon Bo Diddley—who said, “I’m the dude that Elvis Presley copied,” and griped about being cheated out of record royalties: “To know that something like this can happen in America is really sickening.”

At 4:30 PMAACONS host Marie Stroughter sits down with Rep. Michelle Bachmann, the first Republican woman to represent Minnesota in Congress. The former federal tax-litigation attorney will discuss her efforts on the tax-relief and energy-exploration fronts.

At 8 PMThe Final Word’s JayReelz and J.D. kick it with former NHL tough guy Todd Ewen, who played for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Todd will chat about his distinguished career—and not-so-distinguished on-ice rumble with opponent Bob Probert.

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At 1 PMGarden of the Soul host Lynn Serafinn kicks it with Nia Peeples, who played Nicole Chapman on Fame and scored a No. 1 hit with the 1988 dance tune Trouble. The multi-talented diva will fill us in on her teleseminar series, Elements of Life.

At 5 PMHost Sharon Nelson hangs with Rodney Perry, formerly of BlogTalkRadio’s Rodney Perry Live and now co-host of BET’s The Mo’Nique Show. Rodney will fill us in on his big-screen projects, including the Cedric the Entertainter comedy Chicago Pulaski Jones

At 8 PM The Final Word’s JayReelz and J.D. kick it with Mike Vrabel, offensive linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mike, who spent eight seasons with the New England Patriots, was the first player ever to have two touchdown passes and a sack in the same game.

At 9 PMThe VRO’s Amy McCracken gets up close and personal with Aldis Hodge, who stars opposite Timothy Hutton on the TNT crime drama Leverage, and previously appeared in such shows as Private Practice, Castle and Friday Night Lights.

At 9 PMTomatoes in Trenches host Cheryl Benton chats with Roger Nygard, whose new documentary, The Nature of Existence, finds him venturing to the source of each of the world’s philosophies, religions and belief systems—via scholars, holy men, scientists, artists and pizza chefs.

At 10 PMThe Movie Geeks continue their Summer of 1985 series with Caroline in the City star Lea Thompson, who played Lorraine Baines opposite Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. Plus, the Oscar-winning sci-fi flick’s writer-producer, Bob Gale.

At 10PM Just 24 hours after her first appearance on BlogTalkRadio, Molly Burnett—who plays Melanie Kiraikis on NBC’s Days of Our Lives—drops back in on Jasam Radio host Deborah Huey to take your calls. (Be sure to ask her if she’s actually gone on that date with Jesus yet.)

At 10 PM Hosts Annie and Burl Gregory whoop it up with Rob Benedict, who played Chuck the Prophet on the CW series Supernatural. The actor will chat about his second career, as frontman for the band Louden Swain, whose new CD is titled A Brand New Hurt.

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At 10 AMMr. Media laughs it up with Kathy Kinney—whom America loved to hate as Mimi Bobeck on The Drew Carey Show. Kathy will bloviate about her new book, Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-Up Woman’s Guide To Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve.

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At 7 PMBook Club Girl welcomes Rebecca Wells, author of the mega-selling novels Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Ya Yas in Bloom. The beloved scribe will chat about her newest work in paperback, The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder.

Tonight at 8 PMHost Sandra Wilson kicks it with Christopher Dupree, aka Wordspit. Last year, the NYC rapper was picked from a pack of unknowns to star in a McDonald’s commercial that has aired nationwide. “You know the deal. Create your own meal. At a buck it’s a steal,” he rhymed.

Also at 8 PMCalling All Angels calls on the healing powers of don Miguel Ruiz, whose 1997 book The Four Agreements was lauded by Oprah and has sold four million copies. Now comes the sequel, The Fifth Agreement, which delivers us to the next level of awareness. Continue reading →